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Join the Bergen County Audubon Society next Tuesday (Aug. 21) as they lead a guided walk of Mill Creek Marsh in Secaucus, a fantastic spot for birding. They’ll be keeping an eye peeled for shorebirds like like Semi-palmated Sandpipers, Greater Yellowlegs and Short-billed Dowitchers.

The walk runs from 10 am to noon. For more information contact Don Torino at greatauk4@gmail.com or 201-230-4983.

We’re thrilled to post the schedule of events for the Meadowlands Birding Festival on Saturday, Sept. 15 at DeKorte Park in Lyndhurst. The free event runs from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm and will include a family-friendly day of bird walks, talks, raptor visits, kids activities and more celebrating the Meadowlands amazing bird population.

Highlights include a keynote talk by renowned field guide author David Sibley, a walk led by prominent birding author Rick Wright and a live raptor demonstration. Kids activities include a scavenger hunt, bird migration game, and making an ice cream cone bird feeder.

Someone’s got a secret to share above! Laughing Gulls were just some of the many species that Dee De Santis photographed during the Bergen County Audubon Society Birding By Boat trip last week. We’ll have more awesome photos from Dee throughout the day!

We’re thrilled to launch registration for the Meadowlands Birding Festival on Saturday, Sept. 15. The free event runs from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm and will include a family-friendly day of bird walks, talks, raptor visits, kids activities, optics for sale, boat tours and more celebrating the Meadowlands amazing bird population.

Highlights include a keynote talk by renowned field guide author David Sibley, a walk led by prominent birding author Rick Wright and a live raptor demonstration. Kids activities include a scavenger hunt, bird migration game, and making an ice cream cone bird feeder.

Boat tours are offered by Hackensack Riverkeeper and space is limited. Registration is by phone only. Registration begins at noon Monday Aug. 13. Call 201-968-0808. Reservations will not be taken before noon.

Here’s our final batch of photos from Joe Koscielny spotlighting the variety of flora and fauna to be seen at DeKorte Park, taken during last Sunday’s Bergen County Audubon Society walk. Thanks Joe for all the great shots!

After having a tough, exhausting day I thought I would try to relax and wind down for a while at our butterfly garden. Pondering the days ahead, stressing more than a little about all I needed to get done and wondering how I could ever do it I glanced down and saw something moving ever so slightly in the afternoon breeze.

Lying in the grass like some surreal message set in a grassy frame there sat a feather. Not just any feather but a wonderful russet, ash and black almost mystical feather. A Red-tailed hawk feather in all its enchanted grandeur.

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